Lives and Speeches of Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin |
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... dispute with the learned man of the place, -a very savant among the unlettered pioneers - in regard to a grammatical nicety, and the question being referred to competent authority, it was decided in Lincoln's favor, to his pride.
... dispute with the learned man of the place, -a very savant among the unlettered pioneers - in regard to a grammatical nicety, and the question being referred to competent authority, it was decided in Lincoln's favor, to his pride.
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... favor, to his pride and exultation. Concluding his grammatical studies with Kirkham, he next turned his attention to mathematics, and took up a work on surveying, with which he made himself thoroughly acquainted. So great was his ardor ...
... favor, to his pride and exultation. Concluding his grammatical studies with Kirkham, he next turned his attention to mathematics, and took up a work on surveying, with which he made himself thoroughly acquainted. So great was his ardor ...
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... favor still pursued him, and, at the close of the war, he was elected to the Legislature, through the influence created by his famous wrestling-match. Many of the Boys are now distinguished citizens of Illinois, and are among Lincoln's ...
... favor still pursued him, and, at the close of the war, he was elected to the Legislature, through the influence created by his famous wrestling-match. Many of the Boys are now distinguished citizens of Illinois, and are among Lincoln's ...
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... favor, the friends of the rival candidate deserted him, one after another, until he was left standing almost alone. He was unspeakably mortified and disappointed, while Lincoln's joy was proportionably great. The latter served three ...
... favor, the friends of the rival candidate deserted him, one after another, until he was left standing almost alone. He was unspeakably mortified and disappointed, while Lincoln's joy was proportionably great. The latter served three ...
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... favor; though he had only arrived from the war and announced himself as a candidate ten days before the election. Indeed, he received, at this election, one more vote in his precinct than both of the rival candidates for Congress ...
... favor; though he had only arrived from the war and announced himself as a candidate ten days before the election. Indeed, he received, at this election, one more vote in his precinct than both of the rival candidates for Congress ...
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OF REPRESENTATIVES JUNE 20 1848 | |
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